That afternoon session – the final reckoning

Yesterday I reported that the afternoon session on employment that David Cameron addressed was a late addition to the programme designed to distract us from the Lisbon business. Boy, have I been put in my place. By the time I went to bed this morning, I had been 'corrected' by Andy Coulson, Steve Hilton, David Cameron and even Thomas Strathclyde. And it didn't stop there: David Willetts put me right at breakfast, and Ken Clarke piled into me as he barrelled past on his way to the Midland's croissants and danish bar. Note to self: in future must remember to attribute my hastily rattled out assertions. For the record, yesterday's session was planned and choreographed by Steve Hilton well in advance of the Boris-Lisbon/thing. It wasn't in the printed agenda but added later, though without any details (hence the suspicion in the media centre). Is that clear?

PS Ken was also exercised about the Gary Gibbon speculation I mentioned, that he was opposing a referendum on anything other than an unratified Lisbon Treaty. Not true, he said. "Your blog caused all this trouble…" I thank you.